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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesincretino-mimetico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: incretino-mimetico
"Il farmaco incretino-mimetico è utile per i pazienti diabetici."
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A type of medication that enhances the effects of incretin hormones, stimulating insulin secretion and inhibiting glucagon release to lower blood glucose levels.
"The physician prescribed an incretin-mimetic to help manage the patient's type 2 diabetes mellitus."
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Relating to or exhibiting the pharmacological properties of mimicking the actions of incretin hormones.
"Incretin-mimetic therapies have gained widespread popularity for their secondary weight loss benefits."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'incretin' (a blend of intestine and secretion, coined in the 20th century to describe gut hormone stimuli) combined with 'mimetic' (from Greek mimetikos, meaning imitation). It emerged in contemporary medical and pharmacological terminology around the turn of the 21st century with the development of novel diabetes and obesity therapeutics.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Incretin-mimetic" is said worldwide
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mimétique de l'incrétine
Transliteration: mimétique de l'incrétine
"Les mimétiques de l'incrétine sont utilisés dans le traitement du diabète de type 2."
Incretin-Mimetikum
Transliteration: Incretin-Mimetikum
"Ein Incretin-Mimetikum hilft bei der Blutzuckereinstellung."
incretino-mimetico
Transliteration: incretino-mimetico
"Il farmaco incretino-mimetico è utile per i pazienti diabetici."
incretinmético
Transliteration: incretinmético
"Los fármacos de tipo incretinmético mejoran la secreción de insulina."
incretinomimético
Transliteration: incretinomimético
"O uso de incretinomiméticos tornou-se comum no tratamento da obesidade."
इन्क्रीटिन-मिमेट्रिक
Transliteration: inkritin-mimetrik
"इन्क्रीटिन-मिमेट्रिक दवाएं टाइप 2 मधुमेह के इलाज में मदद करती हैं।"
肠促胰岛素类似物
Transliteration: cháng cù yí dǎosù lèisìwù
"肠促胰岛素类似物常用于控制血糖。"
인크레틴 유사체
Transliteration: inkereutin yusache
"인크레틴 유사체는 제2형 당뇨병 치료에 처방됩니다."
インクレチン受容体作動薬
Transliteration: inkurechin juyōtai sakudōyaku
"インクレチン受容体作動薬は血糖コントロールに有効である。"
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